It's the pits
By AmberLynn
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
United States
September 22, 2019 12:59pm CST
The Arm Pits.
If you use or are planning to use deodorant that does not contain aluminium, than you are going to want to detox your armpits. The detoxification process helps rid the body of the excess aluminium and other chemicals that are absorbed through the armpit when you apply commercial deodorants that contain aluminium.
Well, I have a natural deodorant but it is not effective at the moment. I've known for awhile that I've needed to detox but either money or forgetfulness has caused me to not do so until now.
I'll receive the detoxification cream in a few days and hopefully it will work well for me.
If you have switched to natural (non aluminium) deodorants without detoxing your pits you might find that:
You have sores and bumps that come up on or around the pit area
The skin is itchy
You have trouble masking the scent of sweat from your pits.
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@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
22 Sep 19
So far I am using Tom's and it's working out for me.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
22 Sep 19
Tom's didn't work for me. I am using the equate brand and it works a little better but I get the bumps and irritation and I am having to reapply too much.
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@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
22 Sep 19
@ScribbledAdNauseum No irritation or bumps for me. Glad equate brand is working for you.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
22 Sep 19
@infatuatedbby Glad you aren't having to deal with irritation or bumps. I'm hoping I won't have to deal with it for much longer.
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@NJChicaa (127117)
• United States
22 Sep 19
@ScribbledAdNauseum That's a good idea
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@snowy22315 (208751)
• United States
22 Sep 19
Thanks for the info, but I think I will stick to conventional deoderant. Hope your issue clears up!
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
22 Sep 19
Lucky you! I've been having trouble finding a brand of deodorant that will work for me. It either doesn't work at all or it irritates my skin.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
24 Sep 19
@Torunn It could be. I'll have to look at the ingredients list later. I still have all but one of the deodorants I've tried.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
24 Sep 19
@Torunn Thank You. I've gotten many suggestions from mylotters in a separate discussion I made a few weeks ago. One even said she uses milk of magnesia on her armpits.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
22 Sep 19
I use coconut oil as a moisturizer in the summer. It helps a lot.
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@whiteream (8567)
• United States
22 Sep 19
Try just drinking lemon and water that helps detox. I use Sunshine's Homestead deodorant Andria's product are all natural and they work great.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
22 Sep 19
OOh, thank you! I should be drinking this as well. I used to drink lemon and water every morning but stopped doing that after awhile.
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@whiteream (8567)
• United States
23 Sep 19
@ScribbledAdNauseum If you want to change it up, there are other things you can use some don't taste as good, sage, lemongrass, and chi are just a few.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
23 Sep 19
@whiteream Chia? That would need to be soaked, wouldn't it?
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@shaggin (74988)
• United States
23 Sep 19
I tried Native Deodorant and it didn't work at all I smelled terrible. It would have been good to know then how to detoxify my armpits before I had tried Native and thrown it away.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
23 Sep 19
I read about detoxing your armpits from wellnessmama I think...
She does a lot of articles explaining things. I just went to etsy and bought the stuff already made. Helping a handmade / homemade business and getting what I want without having to make it so win win for me.
I've tried so many different brands, including some from etsy sellers.
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@GreatMartin (23670)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
22 Sep 19
This is hard for me to explain but I use to be a big user of underarm deodorant and cologne and I don't recall why but I stopped using both a few years ago and though I am a sweating guy, no one has ever said anything about a body odor from me--not friends, partners, strangers or anyone!
Does age make us odorless?? No, I know that is not true.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
23 Sep 19
Maybe you just don't sweat as much as you used to, or your diet has changed. What we can affect the way we smell. I've also heard that people of Asian descent do not have to wear deodorant because their sweat glands are different..
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@Alexandoy (65302)
• Cainta, Philippines
23 Sep 19
This is not to brag but I never used deodorants. I have a secret weapon against armpit odor.
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
23 Sep 19
I've been using Suave baby powder scent, for a while. I've heard that corn starch works great, when applied to the underarms.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
23 Sep 19
I think someone here told me that milk of magnesia also works well. I've never tried it, but I've also just remembered it.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
23 Sep 19
@kobesbuddy I'm sure they found something to help stifle the odor. I think I'd take the stench of a 1000 underarms over the stench of manure though.
I'm thinking of how it used to be when horses were the mode of transportation. All the horse dung and the poor person whose job it was to clean it.
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
23 Sep 19
@ScribbledAdNauseum When my mother was growing up, they didn't have underarm deodorant. Those poor people, back then! lol
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